Open Section
Overnight leader Dogan Mire Deniz of Turkey held 3rd seeded Papasimakopoulos Vasilios of Greece to a draw and clinched the World Amateur Open Championship 2015 by a full point margin over his nearest rivals. Michaelides Konstantinos and Puusepp Kaimar came out better on tie-breaks amongst 6 players tied for the second spot and secured the 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Amongst Indians, Abhishek Thomre grabbed the Gold Medal in the Below 1600 prize category and increased his FIDE Rating by 52 points whilst Manjunath Jain boosted his Rating by 47 points.
The Final Rankings can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164371.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984
Women’s Section
WCM Gitu Paula-Alexandra (ROM), who was leading by half a point over Sandhya G (IND) prior to the final round, overcame Chetina Elizaveta of Russia to clinch the Women’s Section of the World Amateur Championship 2015. The second spot was secured by Sandhya G., who overcame Amarjargal Enkhbayar in the last round. Koutsogiannopoulou Theodora of Greece stood sole third. Meanwhile, in an all-India clash, Aparajita Gocchikar defeated Niti Gupta to finish 6th in the final standings.
The Final Rankings can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164372.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984